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Disseminated Mycobacterium gordonae infection in a child with cystic fibrosis
Author(s) -
Verma Nitin,
Spencer David
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.21574
Subject(s) - medicine , cystic fibrosis , bronchoalveolar lavage , lung infection , lung , pathology , immunology
A 4‐year‐old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF) presented with unrelenting pyrexia commencing shortly after flushing of the central venous catheter (CVC). Mycobacterium gordonae was subsequently isolated from bronchoalveolar lavage, gastric washings, and lung biopsy. While this case most likely represents central line infection by a non‐tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) species, it is difficult to state this definitively in the absence of positive cultures from the CVC. We suggest that infection with NTM should always be considered in CF patients with indwelling devices and unexplained fever. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2012; 47:517–518. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.